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Stream in South Dakota, USA
American Crow Creek
Tributary to Missouri River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyLyman
TownOacoma
Physical characteristics
SourceCounselor Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles east of Medicine Butte
 • coordinates43°57′56.97″N 099°36′4.39″W / 43.9658250°N 99.6012194°W / 43.9658250; -99.6012194
 • elevation2,100 ft (640 m)
MouthMissouri River
 • locationOacoma, South Dakota
 • coordinates43°46′56.98″N 099°24′24.77″W / 43.7824944°N 99.4068806°W / 43.7824944; -99.4068806
 • elevation1,355 ft (413 m)
Length26.64 mi (42.87 km)
Basin size112.17 square miles (290.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationMissouri River
 • average10.29 cu ft/s (0.291 m/s) at mouth with Missouri River
Basin features
ProgressionMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMissouri River
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Fork American Crow Creek
 • rightBig Creek
BridgesSD 47, 238th Street, 329th Avenue (x2), 241st Street, 242nd Street, 243rd Street, Service Road, I-90


American Crow Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

According to tradition, American Crow Creek received its name directly from Lewis and Clark.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: American Crow Creek
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 6.


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